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Would love to do a MSc in soil science. My youngest will be off to school in August, so might try applying next year or year after. But life is so busy as it is, I don't know how I would actually manage to keep up with studying now :eek:

No, it wasn't that long ago! She's 4.5, and still the only one of our kids who has been in Wales. I'd forgotten about that, they've all had a long car trip to some farming thing or another at a few weeks old :).

I've completed the Life in the Soil course, and started the compost course about 6 months ago, and keep meaning to go back to it! They are well worth doing, and if I ever have find time to finish the compost one then I would like to do the microscope and compost tea ones sometime. I'll maybe...

Works fine here, now only got three but have had 6 in the shed in the past, mix of mares and geldings, ponies and horses. Most of the time they suit themselves whether they are in or out (and are hardly ever in) but they are shut in at night if the weather is horrendous. Ring feeder in the...

Was it a good day? I checked on here today thinking it was maybe next week, but no, I've missed it!!

If the Scottish Government were in any way concerned about soil health, then surely they would have given cover crops a higher weighting than fallow for greening? (n)

I really noticed the difference last week driving home from Hereford. The sky was getting brighter the further north I got - by the time I got home at 3am it was light enough to get around the house without lights on.

From what I understand bacteria and fungus use different 'food', bacteria do not feed fungus, and it is the predators (Protozoa/nematodes) that then eat the bacteria/fungus and release the nutrients for the plants. Fungus prefer complex 'woody' food whilst bacteria use simpler, green material...

Afraid everybody has been a bit busy for the last month or so, between 'cultaning' and now sowing - and no not with the cross slot! :)

Done :)

I have heard that as Roundup is no longer under patent, this might not be such a problem.

Yes I read to the end. You appeared to be claiming that the only reason for antibiotic resistance was doctors being weak in the face of pressure. I was simply offering another possible cause. If you have a look at Environmental Health Perspectives you will find the full article in more detail...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/01/texas-scientists-find-ant_n_6972362.html How about this for another reason for antibiotic restistance? Must just be rubbish though.

The problem is not political, it is financial. If Monsanto find one of their genes growing in your field and you have not paid for it then they may sue you. Whether you planted it or a bird dropped it. That's nothing to do with politics and 'anti's', that is to do with a multinational company...

See my post earlier. The companies that sell the seeds are extremely interested in whether the crop growing in someone's field is GM or not as they want to make very sure they have been paid for. Hence them suing farmers who home save or have 'volunteers'/contamination from neighbouring farms...

I did my Riding and Road Safety back in 1990 if I remember correctly - I was told I was thanking too many cars as they had not done much to deserve a thanks. But being used to riding/leading on a busy, fast and narrow road daily, I would acknowledge a slow down of any sort - at least they had...

I wish I shared your optimism, especially with some of the concerns some have (rightly or wrongly) over the TTIP agreement that's coming. It also appears to me that when I hear farmers who are pro GM, they seem to be looking forward to RR crops as they seem to think they will solve all their...

But given that you know the above, why do you feel we should embrace GM? Or do you believe that our laws would protect us better?

Ok so lots of people don't care and buy their products. But lots of people are buying their products without knowing it - I am talking about produce that goes into food. If they will not allow states to decide their own labelling laws to allow consumers choice then I'm not sure you can claim...

Sorry to jump in, but does anyone really believe that the markets are purely on supply and demand, or is it not the case that there are political influences on the price of food. If GMO are to be widely accepted around the world, then can anyone explain to me why it is necessary for Monsanto to...